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What does Thanksgiving mean? It is the expression of gratitude, especially to God. Here in North America it is an annual national holiday marked by religious observances and a traditional meal including turkey. The holiday commemorates a harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, and is held in the US on the fourth Thursday in November which is next week!
Read moreWe have all heard the phrase live, laugh, love and it is a beautiful quote I might add. It has so much depth and meaning. The phrase is an abridged form of the 1904 poem “ Success” by Bessie Anderson Stanley which begins: He achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much. It was taken and re written by others but the very first time these action words were spoken were in the Bible.
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“...to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of joy instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” Isaiah 61: 3 We all face times in our life when we feel like feel like that we cannot lift our hands, lift our heads to praise God because of what we are going through. But I want to encourage you today that you can! You can praise Him in the storm.
Read moreA farmer friend, Art, overheard me say I could not get the bolts loose on rotary cutter blades. Having worked on farm equipment most of his life, Art said I needed a torque multiplier and loaned me his. The same strength applied to the bolts, using the torque multiplier, broke the bolts loose with no problem.
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Scenes from the Third Annual Liberty County Prayer March. Check out the Thursday, Oct. 6 edition of The Vindicator for more.
The Vindicator | Russell Payne
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The Liberty County Historical Commission will honor the long and important history of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Raywood, Texas with a county historical marker on Saturday, October 8th, 2022, at 11:00 a.m. The public is encouraged to attend.
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We planted two knock-out rose bushes on either side of the entry way to our house at the time. One of the plants has done well, but the other refuses to stay upright. I have tied it, staked it, but somehow it manages to get loose and lean over. Seeing it leaning over again, I marched toward it and promised my wife, “I am going to win this battle!”
Read moreCrossing the Jordan River was a key event in Israel’s history. Just as crossing the Red Sea changed Israel’s standing from slavery to freedom, passing through the Jordan into the Promised Land, transformed Israel from a wandering people into an established nation...
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